nonprofit
adjective
non·prof·it
ˌnän-ˈprä-fət 
: not conducted or maintained for the purpose of making a profit
a nonprofit organization
a nonprofit research center
nonprofit
noun
Examples of nonprofit in a Sentence
a nonprofit group that provides care to recovering drug addicts
Schools don't pay sales tax on supplies because they have nonprofit status.
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Without a detailed plan on tackling homelessness in the nation's capital, advocates like Amber Harding, executive director of the nonprofit Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, worry the focus will be on criminalizing those who have nowhere to go.
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Michel Martin, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
Baine — program director for nonprofit Healing Housing residential recovery for women and owner of her own 10-bed women's sober living house — died Aug. 12 at her home.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
According to the Sleep Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sleep education, sheets should ideally be washed once a week.2 Towels, on the other hand, need a refresh every three uses.
—Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
The company is the third-largest nonprofit health system in the U.S.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
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Michel Martin, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
Baine — program director for nonprofit Healing Housing residential recovery for women and owner of her own 10-bed women's sober living house — died Aug. 12 at her home.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
According to the Sleep Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sleep education, sheets should ideally be washed once a week.2 Towels, on the other hand, need a refresh every three uses.
—Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
The company is the third-largest nonprofit health system in the U.S.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Nonprofit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonprofit. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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nonprofit
adjective
non·prof·it
ˈnän-ˈpräf-ət
: not existing or carried on for the purpose of making a profit
a nonprofit organization
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